EPA faces legal battles, might take easy confirmation road Reuters - 3 hrs agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regardless of who takes the reins, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will likely face continued legal battles in President Barack Obama's second term as it tries to finalize pollution rules for … More »EPA faces legal battles, might take easy confirmation road
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regardless of who takes the reins, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will likely face continued legal battles in President Barack Obama's second term as it tries to finalize pollution rules for power plants, analysts said. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who spearheaded the Obama administration's …
India rape victim's body cremated in New Delhi AP - 3 hrs agoNEW DELHI (AP) — A young woman who died after being gang-raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated Sunday amid an outpouring of anger and grief by millions across the country demanding greater protection for … More »India rape victim's body cremated in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — A young woman who died after being gang-raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated Sunday amid an outpouring of anger and grief by millions across the country demanding greater protection for women from sexual violence.
- Suspects in India rape case charged with murder AP - 10 hrs ago
Indian police have charged six men with murder, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped a woman on a New Delhi bus two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country. More »Suspects in India rape case charged with murder
Indian police have charged six men with murder, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped a woman on a New Delhi bus two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country.
International Syria envoy warns of surge in deaths AP - 1 hr 0 mins agoBEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy to Syria warned Sunday that as many as 100,000 could die in the next year if a way cannot be found quickly to end the country's civil war. More »International Syria envoy warns of surge in deaths
BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy to Syria warned Sunday that as many as 100,000 could die in the next year if a way cannot be found quickly to end the country's civil war.
- Yemen: Al-Qaida offers bounty for U.S. ambassador AP - 1 hr 8 mins ago
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has announced that it will pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country.
- Black boxes examined in fatal Russian plane crash AP - 2 hrs 57 mins ago
MOSCOW (AP) — Investigators are examining flight recorders and other evidence to try to determine the cause of the airliner crash in Moscow that killed four people.
- German magazine mistakenly publishes Bush obituary AP - 24 mins ago
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's respected news weekly Der Spiegel has mistakenly published an obituary for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
- Polls show movement toward stricter gun control Christian Science Monitor - 16 hrs ago
Public attitudes toward private ownership of firearms have shifted over the years. In the 1990s, Americans were more inclined to favor stricter gun control. More recently, that mind-set has shifted toward greater support for Second Amendment protections of gun ownership.
- Storm leaves up to foot of snow in New England AP - 46 mins ago
BOSTON (AP) — Up to a foot of snow fell in parts of southern New England with the latest winter storm to move through the Northeast, national weather forecasters said Sunday.
- South Africa: 7 die during fitness tests AP - 1 hr 40 mins ago
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African media say provincial authorities are investigating the deaths of seven job-seekers who collapsed in the heat while undergoing a fitness test for positions as traffic officers.
Distracted Williams sounds ominous warning in season opener Reuters - 42 mins ago
BRISBANE (Reuters) - An angry and impatient Serena Williams overcame blustery conditions at the Brisbane International on Sunday in an ominous beginning to her only tournament before her charge at a 16th … More »Distracted Williams sounds ominous warning in season opener
BRISBANE (Reuters) - An angry and impatient Serena Williams overcame blustery conditions at the Brisbane International on Sunday in an ominous beginning to her only tournament before her charge at a 16th major title at the Australian Open next month. The American threw her hands in the air, shook her head, gesticulated …
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